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OF

1971

Darrell Jones

Led Panthers in defense with 62 solo tackles and 10 assists. He also led the team with 6 interceptions and was named the Lions "Player of the Week" four different times. Darrell was named the 1971 JCHS Panther "Back of the Year".

Kelly Sitton

Kelly was third on team defense with 47 tackles and 4 assists. He scored 2 TD's while rushing for 214 yards on 53 carries. He was named Lions "Player of the Week" three times.

Tom Goetten

Tom was selected Lions "Player of the Week" three times because of his solid defensive play. He was amongst the team leaders with 47 tackles and 6 assists.

Paul Allen

Paul was a member of the MVC All-Conference team while being named to the Lions "Player of the Week" twice. He had 34 tackles and 12 assists. Allen was named as the 1971 JCHS Panther "Lineman of the Year".

Bill Robertson

Robertson was second on the team with 52 tackles and 11 assists. He was also named to the Lions "Player of the Week" twice. He led the team in total offensive yards with 595. He also led the team in rushing yards with 289 yards on 69 carries. He was second on the team in Interceptions with 3 and returned 15 kick-offs for 263 yards.

John Davis

John led the team in scoring with 5 touchdowns. He also had 23 tackles and 4 assists and a Lions club "Player of the Week". He punted for 432 yards on 14 attempts and had 13 kick-offs for 575 yards. Davis also led the team in receptions with 19 catches for 433 yards.

Chuck Gast

QB Gast was a Lions "Player of the Week" twice while completing 27 of 74 passes for 547 yards. He also scored 2 TD's.

Mark Powell

Mark was named Lions "Player of the Week" twice primarily for his defense. He had 19 tackles and 4 assists and 2 Interceptions.

William Kuebrich

William had 41 tackles and 11 assists 

Randy Parish

Randy, who was a Junior had 25 tackles and 9 assists and was a Lions "Player of the Week". He also picked up one fumble recovery. He was amongst the team leaders in offensive yards with 302 total yards. He was the second leading rusher on the team picking up 240 yards on 55 carries.

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This award is presented to the Panther player who best displayed dedication, courage and stamina for the sake of his team. 

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JARED PEGUE

1928

1928 was a struggle to find game articles, but alas pantherfb.org dug deep into the archives of the old and now defunct Jersey County Democrat. Although the material shows it's age and is very hard to read, most of the game stories are more detailed than those from previous years. Notice that the author of most of these stories was Frederick Miller a Sophomore. Miller, joined the Varsity football team in 1929 as a Junior and also played in 1930 while a Senior. He was a very special young man and gets a special salute from this website for all he accomplished for our football program.

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Game of the Past

JCHS 21 CM 20

September - 1993

Griffith gets tackled from behind by a CM defender in this 1993 Play-off game.

 

With it's offense relentlessly pounding JCHS throughout the second half, CM had the defending Mississippi Valley Conference champions staggered and on the ropes. 

But the Panthers promptly served notice that they are not about to relinquish the Valley title without a fight. 

After CM battled back from a 14-3 halftime deficit to take a 20-14 lead with eight minutes left, JCHS sophomore Dylan Griffith answered with a 78-yard touchdown run and Kyle Breden added the PAT that vaulted the Panthers to a 21-20 victory over CM at Jersey Community High School.

 

AWAY AT COLLEGE

Mitch Watkins at Joliet Junior College

"How do you feel, Mitch"?

Mitch Watkins leads JJC to a 10-9 big win vs Grand Rapids.

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JJC clamps down the 'D'

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2008 MVC STANDINGS
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Highland        
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Class 1A Game: Gavin Kaiser rushes for 3 touchdowns on runs of 91, 1 and 55 yards for Galena, while Matt Hilliard scores the other 2 touchdowns on a 16-yard run and a 28-yard pass from QB Kaiser.     Class 2A Game: C. Daughenbaugh rushed for 2 touchdowns from 30 & 44 yards and Spencer Meinert caught 2 touchdown passes from Dakota QB Derek Schurch. Caleb Pratt rushed for 158 yards and caught a TD pass in a losing effort for Westville.     Class 3A Game: Jeremy Cannon scored 2 first half touchdowns to lead the way for Plano over Columbia. His scores included a 63 yard interception returned for a TD and a 17 yard touchdown run.     Class 4A Game: Tim Franken rushed for 5 touchdowns in leading Addison Driscoll to their record 7th consecutive state title. Franken finished the game with 159 yards on the ground. Fellow RB Dave Schwabe ran for a game high 238 yards and also scored a touchdown.     Class 5A Game: Freshman Brennen VanMieghem kicked a 26-yard Field Goal with 27 seconds left to lead Metamora to their first state championship win since 1975. The winning FG was set up by an interception by Adam Duvendack followed by a 29 yard return.     Class 6 Game: Connor Krisch rushed for 3 touchdowns and caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from QB John Ruettiger in leading Joliet Catholic Academy to their 13th state championship. Brandon Geiss also rushed for 2 touchdowns for the victorious Hilltoppers.     Class 7 Game: A second quarter 5-yard touchdown run by Jon Janus held up for Lake Zurich  as they went on to defeated Wheaton Warrenville South 7-3.     Class 8 Game: Alex Dieckman scored 4 touchdowns including a 46-yard kick-off return to lead Naperville North. Jordan Tassio contributed with 2 touchdowns including a 50-yard kick-off return of his own.

Visiting Team Score Home Team Score Game Time

1A Championship Game

Galena 

35

Tuscola

7

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2A Championship Game

Dakota 

50

Westville

12

F

3A Championship Game
Plano 

32

Columbia

7

F

4A Championship Game

Addison (Driscoll)

48

Bloomington (Central Catholic)

24

F

5A Championship Game

Morris 

14

Metamora

17

F

6A Championship Game

Lemont (H.S.)

7

Joliet (Catholic Academy)

49

F

7A Championship Game

Lake Zurich

7

Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

3

F

8A Championship Game

Carol Stream (Glenbard North)

19

Naperville (North)

46

F

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1929 Panther Timeline

 

Charles Reynolds

 

Paul Horn

CHARLES REYNOLDS

 

In 1930 Charles did some Military Training at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis Mo.

 

Charles with his bride, Mary Elizabeth Smith

 

Here is a brief history of memories of him.

by Jean Reynolds Carroll

Charles Edwin Reynolds was born February 1, 1912 in Jersey County and passed away February 20, 1991 in Jersey County at the age of 79 years.  He was 6th of 9 children and the first boy born to the family.  The story was always told that with 5 older sisters, the girls like to dress him like a girl and call him Gertie.  His father was a farmer and they lived in East Newburn which is by Dow, Illinois.  When Charlie was 13 years old his father died of typhoid fever.  Life was hard in those days for a larger family especially when Charles'  father was taken so young.  Charlie used to say that he lived in the last house on Rough Street.  Charlie loved sports, especially football and cherished his high school years.  It was in football that he got a broken nose.  When teased about his crooked nose, he would chuckle and you could tell that he wore it with pride.  He was also in track and liked boxing.  One story he told about his football days that would make him laugh, was when his mother went to one of his games. As they were talking after the game, she was excited and said, "Everything was going just fine until a big ugly thing started playing rough."  That big ugly thing turned out to be her son, HIM!

After high school in 1930, Charles did some military training at Jefferson Barracks, in Missouri.  In 1936 Charles met Mary Elizabeth Smith during a box social at Hawkins Prairie School.  He said that she was the prettiest girl he thought he had ever seen and they married in 1937.  Early in their marriage he worked at the Western.  He told the family that he was delivering a load of supplies from the Western to Grafton when he heard about the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.  He went into farming northeast of Jerseyville until retiring in 1973.  After that he went to St. Francis School where he spent many years as custodian and loved being around the kids.

Charles and Elizabeth raised three children which all live in the Jerseyville area.  They are Sam & Mary Lou Reynolds (Sam also played football at JCHS from 1952 to 1955), Jean and Roger Carroll and Roger & Peggy Reynolds.  They are blessed with seven grandchildren; Paul & Lisa Reynolds, Beth & David Brand, Marsha and Paul Boschert, Roger (Billy) & Monica Carroll, Betsy Carroll, Steve & Kim Reynolds and Hanna Reynolds.  And from that, have Shannon & Adam Mahan, Samantha Boschert, Nathan Carroll, Greg & Mathew Reynolds, Abraham Ritchey and Maggie Reynolds who are or will be pound to call him "Great" - Grand Pa.

 

 

Charles in later years continued to reside in Jersey County

 

 

1929-30 Football Letter Men. Paul Horn is top row, second from left and Charles Reynolds is in the front row center holding the football.

 

PAUL HORN

 

Paul Horn is second from right with his wife in the 1950's.

 

Paul Horn with his wife Ginny shortly before his death.

 

Paul Horn and Mike McInerney pose during an interview for pantherfb.org

 

To some he is known as "Horny." Those who attended Jersey Township High School in the late 1920's knew him as "Squawk horn." And to residents of Jerseyville he is known as a model citizen.

With the help of Chris Skinner and Tom Goetten, I got the opportunity to meet Paul Horn. At 93, Horn is the oldest living football player in Jersey history. He was born October 20, 1911 in Jerseyville. Paul was the only child, and lived with his parents just a couple of doors down from where he currently calls home. His father John was a tailor.

Horn saw his first football action in the 1926-27 season as a freshman. "The Coach didn't like me, so he put me in to stop him", Horn replied when I asked him what his most memorable football moment was. This particular incident involved future Chicago Bear captain and NFL Hall of Fame inductee, George "Moose" Musso. At the time, Musso was a member of the Collinsville Kahoks. "He damn near killed me" he said with a chuckle, they beat us 62-6."

The year 1927 also rekindled another unusual memory. Paul went to Greenfield for a basketball game by train and came home by train. "We had a railroad back in those days that ran to Springfield and then back through Greenfield, those were the good old days." Horn continued by saying that nobody had any money and nobody worried about it. Horn then said with a bit of sarcasm, "The reason I got to play is because I had a football and a basketball, if they wouldn't let me play, I would just take my football and basketball and go home."

Horn attended Illinois College upon graduation in hopes of becoming a doctor. His fondest memory from college was a track meet race against Ronald Reagan, who attended Eureka College. Reagan won the race while Horn finished third; "If I would have caught him, I would have been vice president," he joked.

Paul married his high school sweetheart, Ginny in 1931 and have one daughter, Janet Feyerabend. Janet also resides in Jerseyville after a career in travel and tourism. The Horn's have been married for 73 years, Ginny is 92. Horn owned and operated three movie theatres and was a banker before becoming a general insurance agent. The agency, "Whitworth-Horn-Goetten" is still in existance today.

Until just recently the Horn's made every Jersey football game. "Dewey Skinner was the best football player to ever wear a Panther uniform, it seemed like he scored every time he got the ball," Horn exclaimed. Quite a compliment coming from someone whose lettermen sweater sits in the Jerseyville historical museum. "I am the oldest living three time (football, basketball and track) letterman around," Horn said in closing.

As I sat there I couldn't help but wish I was Marty McFly from the movie "Back to the Future". How great it would be to travel back in time just for a day or two. I can almost feel the vibration of that train as we head to Greenfield or the  smell of the leather helmet that Paul strapped on just before entering that game against Collinsville in 1927. But then I realized how lucky I was just to be sitting in the Horn living room and hearing all these wonderful stories first hand.

To those who pose the curious question, "Why are you so interested in documenting the long ago past?" Well thats easy, I do it for all the current players that I have enjoyed watching. I do it for all of my favorite players from the recent past and I do it for all those players that I never